St. Landry democrat., 1887-09-03

been determined on, allow in this Of
much variation in detail, such as takes
away the appearance of monotonous
uniformity.
Hitherto water cOlorS, or the tempera
process, have been applied to wallpaper,
but the refinement to which printing in
oil colors on paper has been carried is
now occasionally displayed in this de-
partment. The designs should be GOV
cred with transparent varnish. The pa
pers Of which wah-hangings are com
posed are Of apor0us character, and as a
rule are well sized, the size aiding TO in
terlock the colors. Paint applied to the
wall previously to papering is an excel
lent pre>ervative. For attachment to a
painted surface rosin may be added to
flour paste, the mixture hcin~ heated TO
the boiling point, and on cooling thiMncd
with a solution Of gum arabic. Leather
ornamental art in flower and leaf work
is carried out by outlining the leaves and
petals on the leather and then cutting
these with scissors or penknlfe. The
leather is then soaked in warm water.
rolled and pressed. Mid rib, smaller
ribs. rc'icUlat!ohS, etc, are made with
small ivory modelling tools. The IN
dulating direction is given by
a maStic yarni>h. \ novelty in Madras
goods has Just made its appearance. 1t
is a mantcI border or edglng. 1t comes
in a width Of about twelve or fourteen
inches deep, with 4 pretty knotted fringe,
and is designed for use as lambreQuIn
for man1el or shelf. 1t matches the
Madras curtains in color and pattern,
but is somewhat heavier and more sub
stantial. The draped mantel is one OF
the features of the fashionable room, and
for country houses or cottages, or tor
town houses where 1t is desirable to have
an inexpensive finish, nothing could he
more available than these borders. In
colOred dral cry materials some eXCep-
tiOnallv beautiful shades are making
their appearance. Among the most at
trac1ive are some silk faced goods that.
while made in part Of fine Sea Island
cotton. are as soft lu>trOus and effective
as all->ilk materials. The cotton threads
have the effect of Isle thread and the
silk is SO skiIlfully thrown upon the
surface that the presence of the cotton
staple is no objection as far as appearance
goes, while it decreases the cost by
almost one-half The patterns are eX
ceedinglv artistic, the ColOrs are blended
and harmonized with the utmost skill,
and the arran cement of border, dadO
stripes and body is admirable. There
are several combinations of color. One
style in handsome brocade pattern has a
very wide dado Of rich golden brown and
olive in changeable effect. Stripes OF old
gold are woven above and below the
dadO and at the extreme lower edge is a
narrow broCaded line of clear flame color
- r,1l inf ~
the curtain is in tlame-colored brocade
with golden tints from the warp show
ing through Another pretty effect is a
rich brocade in rather pale gold, and the
old or faded blue that is at present 50
popular in all textiles. Other comhina-
tons are old gold and copper color
gold and cardinal, gold and green, gold
and heliotrope, mauve, pale rose
and gold, silver gray, very pale
green and copper color brown gold
and dark blue, so artistically blended
that they are delightful to the practical
eye. The patterns in these goods are de-
cidedlv unique and give evidence not only
of artistic skill, but of marked originality.
ArabesQue flower buds, leaves, spray,
vine and tendrils are brought out with
almost marvellous eXactness, the shading
and tints showing high degree of per
lection in designing as we'll as IN the
mechanical productions of intricate Ell
fects. Among the new styles that are as
yet only shown by sample are some re-
markedly attractive two-tone goods in
very closely -covered patterns. Most OF
the best styles for the coming season
have the ground almost entirely over
wrought with the design, but little Of
the foundation being visible between the
sp. avs or vine which form the principal
decorations. There are to be but few
set figures or large designs. Delicate
sprays, vines. tendrils, ferns and the like
are preferred. The patterns in these
new goods are particularly attractive
Ferns, sprays, long fringed palm leaves
and slender trailing vines are most APP
proved AS with the silk goods, so the
Madras draperies have sash curtains, yes
thule transOm and side window sets to
match. SAMUEL CRANkE.